Edgewood, WA Real Estate Blog

Rhonda Porter wrote another excellent post on her blog The Mortgage Porter regarding what a buyer should do before closing. Although written from a buyer’s perspective (as Rhonda is a mortgage broker), it’s also sage advice for sellers.
My biggest problem as an agent is getting a transaction to close on time, as scheduled. To [...]

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I recently posted this comment to a Tacoma News Tribune blog post regarding the effectiveness of open houses.

Open houses are generally held to satisfy seller’s expectations. Many sellers have been “sold” on open houses by prospective listing agents during their marketing presentation.

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I was recently reading a blog post in a local Tacoma newspaper. I was surprised at the inaccuracy it contained. The question had to do with a neighborhood review contingency and referenced Northwest Multiple Listing Service purchase and sale agreement forms.
They had their facts wrong. It would have been helpful to talk with someone familiar with the forms referenced prior to their posting.

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“When banks compete,…” is right off the same page. All mortgage brokers do the same thing – they shop around and compare rates from different wholesale lenders. Remember, in the end money for mortgages comes from the same wholesale sources.

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According to John, one of the first truck farmers converting from horses lost a bulldozer when the ground swallowed it up. It happened near the intersection of 20th St E and Freeman Rd. It sank and they only had horses and trucks to try and pull it out. Didn’t work and they lost it.

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The part of negotiating I always like is when my client urges me to negotiate a particular price for a property. No problem. But then I always make sure to ask if its OK if they don’t get the house. Many times the answer is no.

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Edgewood has some of the best tasting water available anywhere. Mt. View Edgewood Water Company is owned by the residents of Edgewood (you have to be a shareholder to obtain service) and maintains its own wells. But some water shares don’t automatically transfer with a home sale.

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